13 questions
True or False: Utopia was a book written about a real place.
True
False
True or False: Johann Gutenberg was from Germany
True
False
How did Albrecht Durer’s work reflect the influence of the Italian Renaissance?
He portrayed real life and then mythical animals
He portrayed classical myths, religious subjects, and realistic landscapes
He portrayed the events going on right at the moment he was painting
He created completely abstract sculptors
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
It made Gutenberg one of the richest men in Italy
It made it possible for Shakespeare to write his books
It made more information available not only to scholars but also to ordinary people
It was not really that important but it was a nice idea
What was one way the Renaissance changed society?
More people were exposed to ideas because they could read the information in their own language
It really didn’t change society it just changed how people looked at society
It created a whole new way of thinking that emphasized the significance of the group over the individual
It’s hard to really say what change the Renaissance made on society because it was a very short time period overshadowed by the Reformation
England’s leading humanist?
Desiderius Erasmus
John Wycliffe
Girolamo Savonarola
Thomas More
What was unique about Christine De Pizan
She wrote the book “the Book of The City of Ladies”
She was able to earn a living as a female writer
Wrote manuals on military techniques
All of the above
To the English “Utopia” has come to mean what?
No Place
Everywhere
Perfect Place
Real World
Check all that apply: William Shakespeare wrote which of the following?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Courtier
Romeo and Juliet
The Prince
Macbeth
Which Statement would NOT be true of William Shakespeare
The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age
Was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1564
He preformed at the Globe Theater
He poked fun at greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, and pompous priests.
Is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus write?
The Praise of Folly
Utopia
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Prince
The Courtier
Which of the following did Thomas More write?
The Praise of Folly
Utopia
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Prince
The Courtier
Which of the following did Christine de Pizan write?
The Praise of Folly
Utopia
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Prince
The Courtier